From left, two campers, Ron Grew and Ross Reynolds during the camp
activity.
Campers learn about original text message
Jul 11, 2013
Area middle school girls learned about Morse Code — one of the
first forms of text messaging — at the Science Technology and
Engineering Preview Summer Camp in June.
The camp, sponsored by
the School of Engineering in the Seymour and Esther Padnos College of
Engineering and Computing, educates girls from all over West Michigan
about careers in engineering.
Students and staff members taught campers about the history of
Morse Code, stemming from the 1800s, and Samual Morse and the
telegraph. They learned how to send and receive code, including
numbers and words.
“I’ve heard from some campers that it’s more fun than texting
today,” said Ron Grew, engineering lab supervisor. “They really got
into it. They liked to try to guess the word ahead of time and were
excited when they were correct.”
The activity was organized by Grew, Ross Reynolds, professor of
physics, and students Andrew Johnson and Ryan Alridge.
During the two four-day camps, girls participated in a variety
of activities, and constructed radio-controlled airplanes that they
flew at the end of the camp. This was the 11th year Grand Valley
hosted the camp.
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